Term used among crackers and
samurai for cracking techniques that rely on
weaknesses in wetware rather than software; the aim
is to trick people into revealing passwords or other information that
compromises a target system's security. Classic scams include phoning up a
mark who has the required information and posing as a field service tech or
a fellow employee with an urgent access problem. See also the
tiger team story in the patch
entry, and rubber-hose cryptanalysis.